Chris Koepfer Editor Emeritus

3 May 2010

Tech Days and the Volcano

On April 17, I was ticketed on a flight from Atlanta to Stuttgart, Germany at the invitation of cutting tool maker Horn USA. Unfortunately, the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano disrupted my trip.

Automation 15 Apr 2010

Lights out Output

For lights-out machining, being able to efficiently backtrack from smaller batches if something goes wrong helps identify when an error occurred.

6 Apr 2010

Has Validation Visited You?

Joe Davis and his brother have been around machining for most of their lives.

23 Mar 2010

Somebody Has to Do It

Since 2000, I have had the pleasure of visiting what I consider the prettiest trade show location in the world.

23 Feb 2010

What Makes it Swiss?

This sequence shows the bushless collet and housing in various locations along its stroke.

10 Feb 2010

Obama Visits Machine Shop

In January, EMC Precision Machining hosted a visit from President Obama.

19 Apr 2008

Gardner Web

This month, October 6 to be exact, Gardner Publications (parent company of Modern Machine Shop, Production and Products Finishing magazines) opens what will be our first foray onto the Internet. It's called GardnerWeb.

19 Apr 2008

Happy New Year

It's been more years than I care to count since attending school formally. Sure I've taken the odd course, class, or seminar through the years but, full time student status is long gone for me.

25 Oct 2005

Sliding Headstock Applied To Micro-Grinding

In the world of machining very small parts, what you get isn't necessarily what you can see. Many of the parts being manufactured for medical, electronics and aerospace are too small to be accurately discerned by the human eye.

1 Oct 2004

Getting What You Wish For

It is with mixed emotions that I tell you this will be my last column for Modern Machine Shop. Starting in January 2005, I will be the chief editor of Production Machining magazine—also published by Gardner Publications.

Horizontal Machining Centers 2 Sep 2004

Planning For On-Demand Machining

Quick turnaround on repeat jobs is a competitive advantage for this shop. Making rapid response a reality requires planning and commitment from all areas of the business as well as close communication with customers and suppliers.

1 Sep 2004

Forecast: It's Getting Better

Every year, Gardner Publications (parent company of Modern Machine Shop) conducts a Capital Spending Survey. We've done this survey for 37 years, which gives us a good history to use in analysis.